America's 10 Most Toxic Cities - Forbes.com - 0 views
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thinkahol * on 04 Mar 11Philadelphia has gobs of Superfund sites and poor water quality. California metros claim the unhealthiest air.
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Toxic chemicals and their effects on the body : The New Yorker - 0 views
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How worried should we be about everyday chemicals?
Coastal birds carry toxic ocean metals inland - 0 views
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ScienceDaily (May 30, 2010) - A collaborative research team led by Queen's University biologists has found that potent metals like mercury and lead, ingested by Arctic seabirds feeding in the ocean, end up in the sediment of polar ponds.
Free Pass for Oil and Gas: Environmental Protections Rolled Back as Western Drilling Su... - 0 views
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Oil and natural gas companies have drilled almost 120,000 wells in the West since 2000, mostly for natural gas, and nearly 270,000 since 1980, according to industry records analyzed by Environmental Working Group. Yet drilling companies enjoy exemptions under most major federal environmental laws. Oil and natural gas operations have industrialized the Western landscape, punching thousands of wells on pristine lands, injecting toxic chemicals, consuming millions of gallons of water, clawing out pits for their hazardous waste and slashing the ground for sprawling road networks. Every well carries with it the potential for serious environmental degradation.
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